Sexual - Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. It reads:

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” --Legal Citation: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (Title IX)

Sex discrimination includes sexual harassment and sexual assault.

While it is often thought of as a law that applies to athletics programs, Title IX is much broader than athletics and applies to many programs at Union College. While compliance with the law is everyone’s responsibility at Union, listed below are the staff members who have primary responsibility for Title IX compliance.

Title IX Coordinator

Title IX Deputy Coordinators

For Complaints Related to Athletics Against or By Union Students and Employees If you have a complaint against a Union College student, coach, athletics’ administrator, or visiting student athlete, coach, or athletics personnel, or visiting spectator for sexual discrimination, harassment, misconduct (including sexual assault), or retaliation, you may contact Senior Associate Director of the Athletic Department who will facilitate the handling of the complaint, the Title IX Coordinator, or one of the other Deputy Coordinators listed below.

Gender Equity in Athletics If you have a complaint about gender equity in Union College athletics programs, you should contact the Senior Associate Director of the Athletic Department who is responsible for Title IX Compliance in matters related to gender equity in Union College athletics programs.

For Complaints Against Union Students Deputy Title IX Coordinators are located throughout the College to assist students that may have an inquiry or complaint related to sexual discrimination, sexual harassment (including stalking), sexual misconduct (including sexual assault), or retaliation; you may contact any of the following officials listed for assistance: